Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says reaching the League Cup final is all that matters as he prepares for the second leg of the semi with Stoke City.
Klopp s side head into Tuesday s clash at Anfield with a 1-0 lead from the first leg, courtesy of Jordon Ibe s winner at the Britannia Stadium earlier this month.
And Klopp whose Borussia Dortmund side walked out at Wembley in the 2013 Champions League final says a return to play under the arch is the only thing that matters against Stoke.
We have time. Tomorrow is only one target go to the final, he said in Monday s media conference. Then celebrate in your mind, because we have the next game on Saturday.
It s football, and you should not waste opportunities to win something. For the players it is really important, this game. They want to go the final. Hopefully, I can come with them.
A final is about the winner. I don t hear about second place in the Capital One Cup I don t know who got to the final four years ago. It s only memorable when you win it.
Now we have the best situation you can have in a second leg. We won the first game away, now we have the opportunity to play at Anfield.
I heard about the special atmosphere at Anfield, and I am really excited, looking forward to it. Let s take the power of LFC and go to the final!
Liverpool s struggles against set-pieces continued at Norwich City on Saturday, where Klopp s side were saved by Adam Lallana s last-gasp winner in an enthralling 5-4 classic.
We have our problems, and they have one or two as well. You have to be ready, the German added.
We had a good talk [about defending set pieces], intensive. Not the first one, but hopefully the last one.
It s not about the formation, it s not always about the quality of the set plays. It s about what we are doing in the situations.
In Norwich, we defended the first ball well but struggled then with the second or third. That s a normal reaction that you would speak about.
It s not too late to learn. But now it s time to.
